Research Papers
Observation of Effects of Different Surgical Treatments on Unilateral Masticatory Muscle Spasm.
World neurosurgery • 2018 • Vol. 110
BACKGROUND: Unilateral masticatory muscle spasm is a rare disease without a generally accepted and efficacious treatment plan. OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the effects of different surgical treatm…
Liu, R; Ouyang, J; Wu, G
Three-Dimensional Accuracy of Digital Static Interocclusal Registration by Three Intraoral Scanner Systems.
Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists • 2018 • Vol. 27 (2)
PURPOSE: Prior studies have defined the accuracy of intraoral scanner (IOS) systems but the accuracy of the digital static interocclusal registration function of these systems has not been reported. …
Chia, V; Esguerra, R; Tan, K
DIMITRA paediatric skull phantoms: development of age-specific paediatric models for dentomaxillofacial radiology research.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2018 • Vol. 47 (3)
OBJECTIVES: This report aims to describe the development of age-specific phantoms for use in paediatric dentomaxillofacial radiology research. These phantoms are denoted DIMITRA paediatric skull phan…
Jacobs, R; Lambrichts, I; Oenning, A
Should short-term use of alcohol-containing mouthrinse be avoided for fear of worsening xerostomia?
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2018 • Vol. 45 (2)
This study aimed to assess the short-term effect of alcohol-containing mouthrinse versus mouthrinse without alcohol on xerostomia scores reported by Xerostomia Inventory (XI) scores and short version…
Chiu, S; Chua, Y; Dhillon, I
Negative pressure wound therapy in complex cranio-maxillofacial and cervical wounds.
International wound journal • 2018 • Vol. 15 (1)
The care and the management of the healing of difficult wounds at the level of the skull-facial face many problems related to patient compliance and the need to perform multiple dressings, with long …
Birra, G; Boni, P; Bozzetti, A
Open Up and Let Us In: An Interprofessional Approach to Oral Health.
Pediatric clinics of North America • 2018 • Vol. 65 (1)
Dental caries is the single most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States. Access to dental care is one of the barriers to improved oral health for children. Primary care providers wh…
Doss, L; Sedrak, M
Effectiveness of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Improving Psychophysical Performance and Patient's Quality of Life in Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia.
World neurosurgery • 2018 • Vol. 110
OBJECTIVE: To assess effectiveness of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) in improving quality of life (QoL) in patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN). METHODS: Between January 2001 and Octob…
Bailo, M; Boari, N; Bolognesi, A
Gamma Knife Surgery for Recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia in Cases with Previous Microvascular Decompression.
World neurosurgery • 2018 • Vol. 110
BACKGROUND: Microvascular decompression (MVD) and Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) are the primary treatments for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). However, many patients require further surgical treatment after i…
Gao, X; Gao, Y; Gong, F
Cost-effectiveness analysis of HLA-B*58: 01 genetic testing before initiation of allopurinol therapy to prevent allopurinol-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in a Malaysian population.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics • 2018 • Vol. 28 (2)
OBJECTIVE: Studies found a strong association between allopurinol-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and the HLA-B*58:01 allele. HLA-B*58:01 screening-guided ther…
Chaiyakunapruk, N; Chong, H; Lim, Y
Current Perspectives on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology • 2018 • Vol. 54 (1)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are considered a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to drugs. They represent true medical emergencies and an early recognition …
Harr, T; Lerch, M; Mainetti, C
Th17 cells in primary Sjogren's syndrome: Pathogenicity and plasticity.
Journal of autoimmunity • 2018 • Vol. 87
Th17 cells play an important physiological role at mucosal barriers, and are involved in inflammatory responses to pathogens. Th17 cells and their signature cytokine IL-17 are also present in salivar…
Bootsma, H; Corneth, O; Kroese, F
Bacterial modulators of bone remodeling in the periodontal pocket.
Periodontology 2000 • 2018 • Vol. 76 (1)
The signaling network involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease is not yet fully understood. This review aims to describe possible mechanisms through which the bacterial modulators may be l…
Henderson, B; Kaiser, F
Short dental implants as compared to maxillary sinus augmentation procedure for the rehabilitation of edentulous posterior maxilla: Three-year results of a randomized clinical study.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2018 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Several treatment options exist for the implant-supported rehabilitation of edentulous posterior maxilla. PURPOSE: To compare maxillary sinus floor augmentation associated to standard len…
Del Fabbro, M; Francetti, L; Lolato, A
The periodontal pocket: pathogenesis, histopathology and consequences.
Periodontology 2000 • 2018 • Vol. 76 (1)
The conversion of junctional epithelium to pocket epithelium is regarded as a hallmark in the development of periodontitis. Knowledge of factors contributing to the initiation and progression of pock…
Bosshardt, D
Uncertainty about marginal adaptation of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing-fabricated fixed dental prostheses and whether it compares with other techniques or depends on restorative material.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2018 • Vol. 149 (2)
Brignardello-Petersen, R
Local anesthetic administered with a pressure syringe system probably results in less successful and insufficient anesthesia than an inferior alveolar nerve block in patients undergoing mandibular posterior tooth extractions.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2018 • Vol. 149 (2)
Brignardello-Petersen, R
Detection and analysis of abnormal nuclear changes in oral cytological smears by Papanicolaou staining.
Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology • 2018 • Vol. 29 (1)
Banerjee, A; Chatterjee, J; Das, R
Erythropoietin induces the osteogenesis of periodontal mesenchymal stem cells from healthy and periodontitis sources via activation of the p38 MAPK pathway.
International journal of molecular medicine • 2018 • Vol. 41 (2)
Erythropoietin (Epo), a hematopoietic hormone, has multiple biological functions. Recently, the positively osteogenic effects of Epo on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have attracted broad interest. Ho…
Duan, Y; Jin, Z; Song, Y
Survival Rates from Fracture of Endodontically Treated Premolars Restored with Full-coverage Crowns or Direct Resin Composite Restorations: A Retrospective Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (2)
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to compare the survival rates against fracture of premolar endodontically treated teeth (ETT) restored with resin composite or crowns and to identify ri…
Banomyong, D; Jirathanyanatt, T; Ngoenwiwatkul, Y
Graftless Maxillary Sinus Lift Using Lateral Window Approach: A Systematic Review.
Implant dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 27 (1)
PURPOSE: The aim was to determine the survival rate of dental implants installed in the posterior region of the maxilla after a graftless maxillary sinus lift via the lateral window approach and to i…
Atala-Acevedo, C; Farina, R; Haidar, Z